Automatic glass-working apparatus.



1 A'.-WILZIN.

AUTOMATIC GLASS WORKlN-G'APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT; 1!}1913.

Patented Mar. 7,1916.

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AUTOMATIC GLASS WORKING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-l1, 1913.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

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A. WILZIN.

AUTOMATIC GLASS WORKING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED SE T. 11. 1913. T l 7 Patented Mar. 7 1916.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT; 11, 1913.

Patented Mar. 7,1916.

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Be it known that I, Anne WILZIfi, a

citizen'of the United States of America, re-,

siding at 100 Boulevard Victor Hugo, St.-

, Ouen,-Seine, in the French Republic, have, invented a certain new and useful Improvement, in Automatic Glass-forking Appara-- tus, of. which the following .is ',a, 'specifica.-,

type described in my United States Patent application Serial. No. 685,547, and Where the cams actuating the active organs of each "molding or gather ng unit. aregrouped 1n a separate machine. common to an entire l v group, owing to Whicharrangement it becomes necessary to use-anumber of parallel shafts traversing each unit and thereby renunits entirely Withoutconsiderable;dis turbance,-lo ss of timeand'labor. Moreover, owing to the-multiplicity of these shafts it' ,become s' lengthv and dilfic'ult'tosoclutch .25

deringvit" impossible to remove any of these and unclutch the ,various devices' of each unit to the several shafts as to. be sure of-retaining their proper relation tolea'ch other and to the actuating cams once theyhave been disconnected for a djustmentor repairs.

' The purpose of this invention is .to vob-. viate these difficulties by means of-constructivefe atures which render itjeasy to, stop,

remove or-replac'e-ea'ch unit Z-for setting 3-5 mo .ds or ,eflecti'ng repairs Without interfer-. ing even momentarily "with the continued ".performance of the others, and which with'al, permit of easily changing the dura-f 'ti'on, and sequence of the glass Working phases to suit difierent heats and mixtures ofthemolte'n. glass andtliedifferent Weightsof the bottles-tobe made.'.' In order to obtain this, I provide each separate unit with,

cams'Wh-iCh are in motion only during the kinematical'ly active-periods. of the: molds, being .at a standstill during the glass Working phases, (gathering, blowing, lengthen ing, shaping), the stopping and restarting of these camsbeing'determlned by a con trol device; The camsmay thus be of com-.

paratively small diameter, as they-do not present. the long circulan' portions Whichin ordinary "cams correspond With th'e ,dvvell,

' 'Spec'i-ficationof Letters Patent. j

the; purpose of V mold,

a1pushed-i riodsmf the active I members, (such; as

mold-s, mold carriers and soforth) thereby atented-Mar.7,1916. j Application and September 1;1',-1913.-., SerialNo. 789,257.

'freducing the cost and bulk .of the machinesl The control deviceis. designed to permit) of'. varying at'will the pe-riodjs of stoppage ofthe molds" during Which the glass Works in'g phases take place, thus rendering it possible to utilizesuchvarious qualities and 1 compositions of glassas are usually avail?" able andadaptthe duration of themolding :The moldin m chines which I show in [and blowing operations t the different heat conditions arising" from the furnace and" from the different Weights of the objects to 'b 1 r1 olded.f I

connection with the above devices possess several novel features, for iHstancez-fta) A'd ouble-bo ttom device actuated m, such a" manner that theseb'ottoms respectively close the parison' mold and the finishing .mold' at the properl "moments (b) A reversible cooling and ejecting potwhich receives, the

bottle when it dropsfrom the neck mold, and a device connected: with. same for press ing iii-the bottom of the bottlej This ar- 'frange'ment renders it possible to thoroughly cool the. bottle before it leaves the. machine,

' The invention alsocomprisesautomatic gathering apparatus controlled by means molds of the molding machines.

A method of carrying the improved form and much more'thoroughly than if'itw ere discharged directly from the finishing mold, and on the other hand, to obtain bottles with.

' bqttom'ivithoutiany additional handling or separate apparatus.

it, at'the proper. moments, into the par-ison of installationinto practice is illustrated by.

Way-of eXamplein the accompanying draw ing, in Which': r Figures'l to 9,'are' detail-views showing the arrangement-of a molding machine; Fig. 1 is -anel evat10n,- F 1g.-2 1s a' corresponding plan partly n sectlon, Figs. 3 and 4 aretwo ver' tical sections respectively on the lines B B' and CC of. Fig. 2; Fig- 5 is a horizontal section on the line"D D in-Fig. 3; Fig; 6 is a detail ,vieiv of the mechanism 'controlling the rocking movement'of the'parison mold;

Fig.1? is a detail .vi'eW ,-t 0 alarger scale,

showing the ring mold, the parison mold and the finishing mold in plan; Fig. .8 is an elevation of theparison mold in the position corresponding to. the gathering operation, and Fig. 9 represents the blown bottle suspended from the ring mold at the moment at which it is about to fall into the receiving vessel. 'Figs. 10 to 12 represent the in the present installation.

control apparatus controlling the molde. ing machines; 'Fig. 10 is. a side elevation, Fig. 11 a front elevationand Fig. 12 a plan view.' Figs. 13 to 16 are detail views of a special-formof clutch comprised Fig. 13. is-an' elevation of the clutch as 5. whole. Fig. 1 1 is a side elevation'in the declutched position'; Fig. 15 is a section on the line EE in Fig. 14. Fig. 16 is a side elevation of the apparatus in the clutch position, Fig.17

shows an automatic gathering apparatusin vertical section. Fig. 18 is a corresponding" diagrammatic plan, Fig'. 19 is a section on theline F'F in .Fig. 17. Fig. v20 illustrates a modification of this automatic'gath- -ering' apparatus in vertical section. As shown in Figs. 1 to 9 each of the molding -machines of the present installation is f v constitutedfin the following manner; at the upperpart of'a frame16 a parison mold and a; finishing mold are displaceably mounted.

The parison mold comprises two shells 17. 1 rotatableabout a pivot .18; th s mold 1s"capable of rotating through 180 in such a manner that during the gathering it'presents. upward its extremity oppositeto the neck of the bottle, as shown in Fig. 8; with i this object the pivot 18 for this mold is carried by two bosses 19 presented by a rotary vertical disk 20, guided in the interior of a box '21;'the'control of this disk is hereinfter with a ring mold comprising two shells 22 mounted in a 'moldcarrier also composed of twopartsrotatable-about a common pivot 23. .To permit of adjusting. this ping mold relatively to the paris on mold, the pivot of the two shells 22 is oarried by a slide block 24 the position of which is adjustable upon two horizontal rods .25'mounted upon the bosses 19 of-therotary plate 20. The two} shells 22 are constantly applied to each other under the influence of a .spring26. The

opening of'the ring mold is controlled bythe finishing mold, as described below. g

The finishing -mold alsocomprises two shells 27 movable around a pivot 28 carried by a slide block 29 the position of which is adjustable inside a sleeve 30 upon the frame '16 of the machine. The two shells 27 of the finishing mold carry at their upper part two projections 31 intended to produce, at the proper moment, the opening of the ring mold 22 in acting upon two lockin members 32 movable around pivots 33 earned by the two constituent parts of the ring mold 22,

rotationand a reciprocating movement upthese two locking members, upon which the two extremities of the counter spring 26 are fixed, are'retained by two stops 34. When the finishing mold 27 closes after the blowing of the parison, the two projections 31 en.- counter the locking members 32 cause them to rock in forcing them aside and come be hind them; when, on the other hand, the finishing mold opens, the bottles being completely blown thetwo projections 31, in their angular displacement around, the pivot 28, press back the locking members 32 which,

[by the intermediary of the stops 34. displace the two portions of the ring mold 22. At the moment atwhich the projections 31 escape the locking members 32 the two parts of the ringmold 22 close under theinfluence j of the spring 26. The mandrel 35, intended to be-introduced into the ring mold 2 2 for forming the neck of the bottle, is'adjustably mounted upon-an arm 36 adapted to slide upon the extension of the pivot 'l8 upon which the parison mold-- rotates; this arm ends' in a roller engaged in a ca-m groov'e 37 presented by the fixed body 21; during the movement of rotation transmitted to the parison mold 17 by the rotary plate 20 this cam imparts to the arm 36 and consequently to the mandrel 35, suitable vertical displacements for the introduction of the'mandrel 35 into the ring mold and for disengaging it at the proper moments. e

The bottom 38 of the parison mol'd 17 and the bottom 39 of the finishing mold 27 rethese two bottoms are mounted upon the two' nion 41 adapted to receive a movement of ward and downward, in such a manner that," atthe proper moments it applies the bottoms 38, 3.9 againstthe parison mold 17 and the finishing mold 27, as hereinafter ex plained..

A receptacle {12 is arranged beneath the parison and finishing molds; this receptacle is arranged in such a manner "as to receive the bottleatthe moment at which it is re-" leased by the finishing mold 2.7 and the ring mold 22and in which this bottle cools before being sent to the annealing furnace. This receiver 42is mounted in a collar 43 carried by a trunnion 44 which is displaceable in bearings fixed to the frames; as hereinafter explained, this shaftds controlled in such amanner as to present the receiver axially of the finishing mold'at the moment at which it is to receive a bottle and to rock it as shown inbroken lines in Fig. 4, when the I -bottle after cooling, is to be sent to the annealing furnace. v I

The bottom of the receiving vessel 12 presents an orifice for the-{passage of the holing tool 45 for producing the reentering botspectively are a ranged below the molds;

am of at bottle while the: latter is retained in the said receiver; this tool is given. a movementof ascent. and descent by means of a transmission device hereinafter dc scribed} y The different movements of the several -w parts of which the molding machine. is con; stitnted are controlledby the two cam. plates 46, v47 keyed upon one and the same transverse shaft 48 mounted in bearings carried by the frame 16.1 These two cam plates 46. 47 as a Whole receive their, movement ofvrotat-ion from a general transmissionshaft 49 arranged along the battery of molding masented by.one of'the cam InQorder to render optional the actuation of themachine, the pinion'5'0 while partici;

" pating in the movement of-rotation'of the shaft '49 is displa'ceable .along .it in such a} manner as'to constitute-a. clutch element that this shaft isdriven. duringthe time in which the mechanical movements areto be operation of the other machines. The ma1 n transmission shaft. 49 1s given,

the displacement ofthis pinion along the shaft 49 is controlled by a fork'52 carried by-a .sliding rod 53. provided with'a rack. '54 with which there meshes apinion 55' keyed upon a shaft 56 carrying at its ex tremity a; hand wheel57; 1 By operating thisv .hand wheel 57 the rod i53 is displacedinone direction or theother, thereby clutcfhing or' declutching the pinion and the teeth 5 1 of jthecam plate 47 It should be; noted that by neans of' the drive described abovejit "is.-p0ssible-,-as def'sired, to render molding machine opera topping the I 83' passed upon the shaft- 77; this sleex e ,ca-rries another arm 84 jointed to a compen- "sating rod 85 the upper end of which. ends in acollar into which the trunnion 41 of'the tiveor inoperative without s from a'control device hereinafter described, an lntermittent' movement of such a kind effected and remains at rest 'duringt-he periods of time occupiediby'the glass-working operations,

The cam plate' 46 controls the opening "andjclosing movements of the parisjonxmold 17, its vreversing movement, the rocking movement of thereceiving vessel 42, the vertical movement of the holing toolv'45 and the admission of the air or other fluid employed for :the blowing- The cam plate 47 1 43" into which the receiving essel 42' is incontrols the opening and closing movements of the-finishing mold 27, the vertical move nism: The-two shells 17 "of this mold are connected by adjustable rods 58, with a slide block 59 displacea'ble along the shaft 60 upon.

which the rotary plate-20."-1s'-z keyed; {this i slide block is displaced by an arm 61' -keyed upon the same shaft as an arm 62 connected -.propriate form in the camp late by a Y compensatingeroil 63- ,With an arm keyed'upon the same shaft as the arm 65,] i

'. the end of which is engaged inthe slot 66 in the cam plate 46. i The'reversing'movement "'ofth'e parisonmold isfcon't rolled'by the cam slot. 67 in which is' engaged the extremity of a rack with compensating rod 68 meshing with a' pi'nion69 keyed upon. the shaft 60 of the rotary plate 20which carriesthis pari- I son mold, asalready explained. Theopening and closing of the finishing" mold 27 are controlled by' the following* mechanism: The'two shells of this mold are;

respectively. connected by two adjustable rods 70 with two arms 71 keyed upon the same shaft as anarm 7 2, to the end of which fQH Wingmanner': The angular displace 'ment' of this a-ngle piece iscontrolled by a' cam slot 75 .of appropriate form in the/cam plate {47 and in Which'iS engagedthe. ex-

tremity of anarm 76 'keyed upon a shaft 7 7 Which carries another arm 78 connected by of appropriate form, also provided in the cam plate 47 and-in which is engaged the extremity "of an arm-.82 keyed upon a sleeve angle piece40 carrying the bottoms is introduced. ,7

vessel 42.is controlled by a cam slot 86 on the cam plate 46 and in which is engaged the end of an arm 87 keyed-upon the sa'meshaft as an arm 88, the endo'f which is connected, by a small connectingrod, with a rack89 displaceable horizontally in collars prea compensating'rod 79 with an arm SO inte-I I gral with the angle piece 40. Its'ver'tical displacement iscontrolled by a cam slot 81 The rocking movement of the receiving v sented by the frame of the machine and-' .meshing-with a pinion or a toothed member 90' carried bythe trunnion 44 of the collar trodufcedQ V y The vertical movement -.of the holing lowing manner: This tool 45 is mounted at the end of a rod 91 appropriately guided and connected-at its lower-end by an ad justable rod 92 with an arm 93 keyed upon the sameshaftcasanotherarm 94 the end of which is engaged in a cam slot 95 of ap- 7 The machine also comprises an inclined sli-deway or chute 96 into. which the ves- "sel '42 discharges the bottle in its rocking movement.

-The admission of'the compressed 'airor other fluid employed for the blowing of the .bottlesis regulated by a valve controlled Iby a boss 98 arranged upon the periphery of the 'cam plate 46; the compressed airenters through the pipe 99 and is conducted through the conduit 100 to the point at which it isto be utilized for the blowing. In-cases in which-the machine comprises two air inlets for air at different pressures for the parison mold-and .for the finishing mold and a canalization for forming-a vacuum in the parison; mold before the glass is poured therein, the cam plate 46 is also provided uponits periphery with. three sev ries of bosses correspondingto three dilfer ent valves. l

as follows The molds occupying theposition illustrated in Fig. .8, which corresponds tothe gathering phase, the gathering operative pours the proper quafitity of glassinto the-parison mold 17 through the wide ex tremity c'or'res'pondingto thebottpm which During is directed upward at this. time. this. operation, the main transmission shaft 49 receives no movement fromthe control mechanism; consequently the cam plate 46,

and the intermediate transmission parts remain atr'est. -Whenthe time correspond-- ing to the filling of the moldhas elapsed, the transmission shaft 49 receives a move-' ment'of rotation from the control device" hereinafter described and thecam plates '46 47 thus driven transmit in succession-the following movements tothe members of the *moldingmachine. Theparis'on mold 17 roi tates through, an angle. of 180 and-is brought into the position "represented in "Figs, 1 and 3; inIthis movement, theman drel withdraws from the ring mold 22' and gives access to the blowing fli id. The

angle piece carryingvthe .bott'oms receives in succession an angular displacement which conducts the bottom 38 into a line with the the shaft 49, and consequently the eam plates 46 and :47 come tovrest and the boss 98-holds the valve97 open; the parison is then blown. The cam .plates 46 and 47 then" receive from the shaft 49 a fresh angular displacement and c'auseinsuccession the descentof the bottom 38; its replacement at a lower level by the bottom 39 and the opening of the parison'mold 17.- v The parison remains suspended from the ring ,inold 22; during a fresh period of stoppage of the shaft 49 and of the cam plates 46,47, this parison-becomes elongatedand its lower trollin molds. The-cam plates 46, 47 then receive a fresh angular displacement and the fini'sh-. ing mold 27 closes over the parison. The

part encounters the bottom 39 of the finishcam plates 46 47Lagain come to rest;- during 1 this period of stoppage, the admission of the compressedair or other fluid is opened and the final blowing of thebottle takes place.

YVhen this blowing is finished, the cam plates 46 47 are again driven and impart an angular displacement to the angle piece 40 which is brought into its intermediate position as shown in Fig. 9 in such a manner that the bottom 39 of" the finishing mold moves -completely aside, furthermore'thc finishing mold 27 opens, in this movement the two projections 31 carried by the shells of this mold, act upon the locking members 32 and cause the ring mold-22 to open as already explained. The bottlethus released falls into the receiving vessel "42in which it cools. The holing'tool 45 is raised,-enters this receiver 42 and thus forms the reenter ingbottom of the bottle and then returns to its initial position. The cam plates 46 47 then return to their point of departure. in

closing and reversing the parison .mold 17,

into the gathering position, Fig. 8, in this reversing; movement, the mandrel 35 reenof the fixed cam 37. The receiving vessel say v gages the'ring mold 22 under the influence 42 into which the previously formed bottle has fallen, rocks slightly before the completion o the manufacture of the next bot tleand expels the cooled bottle into the inclined' chute or conduit 96 whichconducts 'it to the annealing furnace in the maniier hereinafter; described whereupon this 'vessel 42 returns to its initial position for the' reception of. the following bottle at themomold 22. The mechanical phases and the glass Working phases succeed each other in this manner, the mechanical ,members conhine eing alwaysstopped while the glass v working phases are accomplished. axis of the parison mold '17 and an upward movement for applying the "bottom 38, against this parison mold. At this moment when the mechanical movements are accom-- plished. This intermittent movement is communicated to this shaft 49 by a control device (Figs. 10 to 12) constituted in the followingmanner: The whole ,of the mechanism of this control apparatus is mounted upon a base plate 101; this mechanism comprises a driving shaft 102 upon which is mounted a pulley 103 which receives the movement of the engine this driving shaft the several elementsof each ma-' 'ment at which-it is released by the' ring 102 transmits its movement by'the inter- -mediary of pinions 104, 105 to a counter 6.in line with which the main trans-,

mission shaft 49 is mounted. Relationship -is established between the shaft 106, and the shaft swat-the moments at. which the latter is to be driven by. an automatically controlled clutclr device hereinafter described.

"On either side of theshafts106an'd 49 two intermediate transmissions are symmetrically arranged; thesef' ca'n be. employed op tionally in such a manner that in case of v injury to one. of them the 'other can at once be renderedoperati've. Each'of. these intermediate transmissions comprises. a shaft 107, 108 to. one of the ends of which a P1111011- f 5 109,110'is keyed; this pinion canbeengaged with a pinion 111 key'edjupon the transmisv sion shaft 19; at the other end ofthe shaft 107, 108 a gearwheel 112, 113 is loosely *mounted; this wheel'canbe caused'to mesh with a piiiionll t'keyed upon the'shaft. 106. A clutch'described below and controlled. by

a clutch finger 115,- 116, actuated as hereinafter.described,'at theproper moments aut0-, matically renders the-wheel 112,113'fi-xed mounted. 1

with the shaft 107,

' The clutch intended connecting the idle wheel 112, 118 continuouslydriven by the shaft 107, 108 to becontrolled, comprises the following elements as shown in- Figs.- 13 to 16; A sleeve with inclined faces 117 keyed upon theshaft 107,108.t0.be con trolled; A ring- 118 integral with the driving Wl1'B6l. l12,118. A circularcage 19 carrying rollers 120 capable ofestablishing connection between thesleeve 1-17 and the ring 118 by wedging a'ction. This circular cage 119. presents laterally a prt'uection 121 a counter spring 122which isfiXed on the onehand to this projection and on .the other.

- hand to the'shaft 107-, 1'08'tobev controlled, constantly tends to maintain-the rollers 120 107, 108 in producing the binding of the rollwedged between the inclines on the sleeve 117 and; the ring 118.

Declutching is produced 116' when it is brought into 'the'path' of the projection 121 in this position this finger .forming an obstacle, stops the. movement of rotation of the cage 119 and thus releases the rollers120 (Fig. 14) the wheel 112, 113 is theniable to rotate freely "around the cage.

'119'andthe shaft'f'l07, 108 is no longer driven. In orderto lock-the wheel 112, 113- and the shaft 107,. 108 it is only necessary to displace the finger'1'15', 116 in such a mannor that it escapes the, projection 121; thecircular cage 119 under the influence of it's counter spring 122 rotates upon the shaft ers betweenthe inclined facesof; the sleeve 117 and the control lIS-(Fig-J 16). I p The twotransmission shafts 107, 108 are mounted upon one and the same carriage 123 displaceable in a slidw'ay provided in the base plate 101 by means ofa screw 12 1f placed ineither direction thereby rendering 108'upon whichit is' p termedia'ry of-the worm pinr'on's 134 and 135. The planet pinion 131, is carriedhy one of by the finger 11 5,

rotatingin' a collar. carried by the base plate and provided at its extremity with'an operatingw'heel 125. By operating this'hand wheel the carriage cantherefore be dis one or other of 1-08 operative.

The finger (51 116 of the clutch rendered operative,'is controlled by acon-trol wheel 126whichreceives amovement of continuous rotation from the driving shaft 102 through the following device. The control v wheel 126 is loose upon a fixed shaft 127.

mounted in a. bearing 128, is-toothed upon! its periphery and isalways in mesh with two pinions 129 130, mounted idly-upon fixed spindles. Pinion",130 carries, cast with; it,

7 thetransmisslon shafts '107, Y

pinion 130*. 'A planet pinion 131 may be made to mesh with either pinion 129 or 130 this planet pinion is'always in mesh with-a pinion- 132 around which ';it ;may be moved; this pinion: 132 is keyed upon-an auxiliary shaft '133 which-receives a movement of continuous ro'tatioh at'a reduced speed'fromthe driving shaft j102by the inthebranches of a bent lever 136 rotatable about the shaft 138; the other branch of'this lever isconnected by. a 'rod 137 with a crank arm-138 keyedupon a'shaft139'which passes through the hollow shaft .127 of the control wheel'126 and carries at' 'its extremity an.

this hand wheel 140, thele'ver136 is directed in such a manner as to cause the pinion 131.

with an operating ilever142; this nut is screwed; upon "a threaded portion of the shaft 139 and bears against" the end of the fixed hollow shaft 127.

- The control wheel 120, which, as already stated, receives a continuous slow movement of rotation,.controls the stoppages and the startings of-the. transmission shaft 49 by 'meansof thefollowing-device; This control wheel .126 presents laterally a circular slot operating-wheel 140 .By theoperation. of I loo 143-111 which tappets 144, 145, 146,141'015 tappets act in succession upon an arm 1 18 keyed upon a shaft 149 carrying another, arm 150 connected by an adjustable rod 151 witha lever 1'52 movable around'a fixed sents a projection 154, 155 serving'to control pivot 153; at each of its ends this lever" pre different. lengths can be'mounted as desired and fixed in an adjustable manner thesethe clutch of. the transmission shaft 107 .or

tegral with the two clutch fingers 115-, 11 6.

108 rendered-operative in acting. upon one or other of the arms 156, 157 respectively in- The two projections 154, are arrangedclutched position.

inversely as'shown in Fig. 10 because one of them is intended to act during its upward movement and the other during its downf ward movement. A. counter spring 158 tends to apply'the lever. 152 constantly against a fixed stop" 159, which is the dev The operation of thiscontrol apparatus is as follows: The driving shaft 102 driven by the engine, rotates the pinions 114 and 131 continuously. The pinion 131 .clutched either to the pinion 129 or to the pinion 130, according to the desired speed, transmits a -.movement of continuous rotation to the control wheel'126. A revolution of this control "wheel corresponds with the cycle of operations comprised in the manufacture of a bottle; by means of the hand wheel 140 the pinion'131is therefore caused to mesh either with the pinion 129" or with the pinion 130,

according to the tempo required for the type "phases, the intervalsbetween the tappets correspond with the phases-of the glass working proper such as the gathering, blowof bfottle being manufactured. "The several this sleeve.

tappets 144, 145, 146, 147 control the'various phases of the mechanical movements de- ,scr'ibed'above and the length of. the tappets correspondswith the durationjof these ing the parison, elongation,-blowing in the finishing mold and so forth. By their action uponfthezlever148 thetappets impart anIangulardisplacement to the finger 115 by the intermediary of ,the lever 150' as shown in Fig. 10 and .theif'ebyclutch thefintermediate shaft ,1() 7.to the gear wheel]112; .in

. wheel-"114" which-is continuously'fdriven by" these conditions'the movement of. the gear the driving-shaft 102, is transmitted through the intermediate "-shaftl 1 07 1' to 5 the transmission shaft 49. "These tap p'etsand the inter valsbetween them are establishedand arrangedin such almannerj-as to impart to the shaft 49 the successivephases' defined above.

of operation in'correspondence with .the several mechanicalmovements of" the elements .of the molding 1nachine and of stoppage corresponding with the glass .workin'g Y phases. According to'the qualities of the v glass employed, thisdevicerenders it possible to'var the duration of the glass workthe. bottles upon the endless apron basisinlg sented in' Figs. 17 to '19 comprises a base i plate 187 surmounted by a hollow upright 188 upon which a sleeve 189 is able to turn .75

and slide; this upright carries a gibbet 1.90. The vertical displacement of this gibbet along the upright188 is controlled by a rod .191 jointed to an arm 192 keyed upon a shaft 193. This rod 191 displaces thesleeve 189 of the gibbet 190 by the intermediary of a pin 194 displaceable-in two slots 195 formed in the upright 188 as shown in Fig. 19, the

sleeve 189 of. the gibbet presents a circular recess in which the two ends of the pin 1'94 engage and which permits of the rotation of The movement of rotation.is transmitted to the gibbet 190 by a shaft 196 'which, by the intermediary of two worm pinions- 197, 198 displaces an auxiliary. vertical shaft 199 upon which a-pinion 200 is able to slide; this pinion participates in the movement of rotation of this shaft and meshes with a pinion 201 solid with'the sleeve 189 of the gibbet: The gibbet. 190 v carries a cylinder 202 in whicha piston 203 .is displaceable, inside this cylinder,"beneath the piston a suction tube 204 of an ap ro priate-material is mounted.- Thepiston 203 receives its movement by the intermediary of the rod 205 and of the-lever 206 from a tube 207 adapted to slide upon the upright.

188'; this tube'is displaced by an arm 208 keyed upon a shaft.209. The base plate also carries a pairof shears 210 for cutting the thread of glass produced by the .drawing of-the glasswhen it is gathered; the bladesof this pair of shears carry respectively twopinionsmeshing with two operating. racks 211, 212. The three shafts193, 196,209. and the racks 211, 212 receive intermittent movejments controlled by cams operated at a the proper moments by a control device similar to that already described.-

ing phasesbyincreasing or reducing the; in-

- tervals between the tap When the bottles leave the molding machine they are discharged, as previously pets.

stated, into inclined. conduits or chutes 6 tially, as stated above; a receiving device which-sets the bottles discharged from. the

which conduct them to a furnace charging apparatus.- This apparatus comprises 'essen-- The operation of this gathering apparatus is as follows: The apparatus occupying the position represented'inv Fig.17, and the suction tube 204 entering the fused glass in the furnace 1, the shaft" 209 causes the pistonf203 .to rise, under theinfluence of the -vacuum.thus'produced,the glass rises in the tube 204 to anamount' proportionate to the stroke of; .the. ist'on 203; consequently, merely by'modi' ying -this stroke, it is possible to gather different quantities of glass with the same suction pipe. As soon as the piston has drawn the desired charge of inclined chutesGinaVerticalposition; a b'on glass, the-shaft 193 which is then driven, veyer device which conducts these bottlesopcauses the gibbet 190 to rise and. also the v osite themouth of the'annealing furnace; a suction pipe 204 which rises above the glass mace-charging apparatus which deposits bath. During this upward movement of the suction "pipe, the thread of glass issuing from the latter becomes drawn and diminishes in diameter..- iVhen thesuction' pipe has reached the highest point the shears 210 close and readily sever the thread of .glass and without causing any prejudicial cooling the parison mold 17 of'the molding. machine During this displacement, thepiston 203 receives a slight upward movement in such a manner astocr eate a slight diminution of.

pressure, thereby preventing the glass contamed in the'pipe 204 from falling under theinfiuence of gravity. The 'gibbet 190 p then receives ,a -movem-ent of descent which applies-the-pipe 204 -to the parison mold 17 the piston 203 thcn descends and forces the charge of glass into this mold. The gibbet 190v then rises and resumes its initial posi-.

tion, in bringing the, suction pipe above the furnace to take a fresh charge of glass-.'-

' Fig. 20 shows a'nother'type' of automatic voir 213' of small capacity.presenting a :tap-

ping orifice 214 arranged axially of the parison-mold17 as shownxin Fig. 2 0. This I auxiliaryreservoir communicates constantly 'with the furnace 1., This tapping orifice 214 is closed by a plug 215 which is raised 1 by an arm 216 keyed upon a shaft 217 pass-I'- ing over the entire battery of machines-and j actuated by a cam which receives an intermit-tent movement from a suitably controlled clutch. The obturator 215 presents a cavity- 218 into which a passage219 opens, thispassage ends at its-upper part at a lateral orifice Y which moves inside guide provided with a port 220 connected-with 'a vacuum producing "apparatus; *Shears .221 are arranged beneath-the pouring-hole. The operation of this gathering device is as follows: The

paratus occupying'the position represented in Fig. -'20 at the moment at whichthe glass is tobepour ed into the parison mold 17 the obturator 215 receives an upward displace ment and the glass then flows through the orifice 214. WVhenthe desired quantity of" glass has beenpoured, the shaft 217 is displaced by the wheel .5 and causes the plug 215 to descend andthe shears -221'sever the thread of glass which issues from thepourfing' hole 214.. In, thisposition of the plug the upper orifice of the passage'219 presents 218 is thus incommunicationvwith the apparatus for forming the Vacuum, then, inside installation.

finishing mold to Withdraw the second bottom mold, to remove the bottommold so and the end oflthe cycle,

of the cycle.

which fills the pouring hole 214 and which 5 leaves :the latter, is drawn} back into this 'cavity by suctionand is there re-heated until the next pouring operation. a g Itwillwof course be understood that the embodiments of the invention described 7 above are given by way of'example onlyand that the forms, dimensions mechanical transmissions and so forth mayvary without aifect-inggthe principle of the present T Claims'i I 1. An automatic glass molding and blow ing apparatus comprising a pa rison mold, a

neck mold, a' finishin'g mold, a dished-out first operation bottom mold arrangedtoco 30 operate with the pa'rison mold, a second operation bottom mold arranged to cooperate 'wlth the finishlng mold;' cams revolving 1n the frame and arranged to reverse the parison mold after it has been filledwith molten glass-to present beneath it a bottom mold for convex shaping the lowerpart of theparison mold while it is: being blown upon introducing compressedair through the gatheringapparatus that'can advant'ageously heck mold to open the parison mold to withbe employed Above each molding machine the furnace 1 comprises an auxiliary reser --1 nold and'also transverselyto this axis to substitute for ita second operation bottom f moldjto close the finishing mold aroundtheto second bottom mold and around the parison to actuate the opening of the valve, whichv admits of airpressure for blowing the bottle to its vfinished shape, to open the as to allow the-bottle to. drop,.and means for automatically stopping the abovecams at predetermined points between the beginning 2. ihltomatic gf ss molding and blowing. apparatus comprislng 1n comb nation a self-, conta ned frame, -mold operating organs.

carried by this frame, a receiving and cool--.

ing pot adapted to-con tain the bottle during nearly the entire cycle following its molding and blowing, means for-ejecting the bottle from said-pot just before the arrival of anew bbttle, camsfrevolving .on this frame, and means for stoppingand starting these cams automatically at'predeterminedpoints betweenthe beginning-and theend 3. Automaticglass molding and blowing apparatus comprising in combination a self itself-opposite the port 220 and the cavity containedframe, 'mold operating organs carried by this frame, a receivingand coolingpot'adapted to contain the bottle during; nearlywtheentire cycle following its molding and blowing, a device for 'pushinginward the bottom of the bottle while'contained in thispot, means for ejecting the bottle from said pot just b'efore the arrival 'of-a .ne'w' I [automatically at predetermined points be-,

bottle, cams revolving gon this'frame, and

means for. stoppingand starting these cams ishing mold, cams revolving, in said frame adapted tov'op'e'rate above. molds atfthe refq ired moments. and 'means forstoppmg i and starting the revolution of the cams at predetermined points between the beginning 5. An automatic bottle molding and blowing machine, comprising in combination a self-contained'frame, a parisonmold, a neck ,mold, a finishing mold, two bottom molds, a receiving and cooling pot beneath the finishing mold, adevice cooperating with this cooling pot forpnshing inwardly the bot tom of the bottley camsrevolving in said; frame adapted to cooperate above molds at the "required moments. and means stopping and starting therevollition of the for cams; at pre'determined points between ,the

. beginning and the ena2 ..oi-L the cycle.

. 6. An automaticbottle molding and blowing machine comprising s [in combination a self-contained frame, a parlson mold, a neck a receiving and cooling pot'beneath the. finishing mold, afdevice-cooperating with this cooling pot for, pnshin'g inwardly the bottom of the bottle, ,meansflfor ejecting the finished bottle from the cooling pot, cams revolving in said' frame adaptedfto operate above molds 'at-Ithe' -required moments, and. -means" for stopp ng and starting the revov llltlOIrOf the cams at predeterm ned points between the beginning and the end of the cycle. ,7. An automatic bottle'blowing machine comprising in combination a parison mold,

a neck mold, a finishing mold, two bottom molds,"a receiving and cooling -'pot, means for pushing. the bottom of the bottle inwardly while contained in this pot, a device for removing the finished bottle from this cooling pot, and cams for operating the above'molds and devices".

8. An automatic bottleblowing machine comprising in combination a parison mold, a neck mold, a finishing mold, two bottom molds, a receiving and cooling pot, means for pushing. thegbottom of the bottle in-' wardly while containedv in this pot, means for reversing the cooling pot and a device for removing the finished bottle from this coolin'g'pot and means for operating the above molds and devices. l

9. An'automatic bottle blowing machine comprising in combination a parison mold, a neck'inold, a finishing mold, two bottom molds, a receiving and cooling pot, means for pushing the bottom of the-bottle inwa'rdly while contained in this pot, and a device for-removing the finished bottle from this cooling pot, revolving. cams adapted to operate above molds and devices and means 1 for stopping and starting therevolution, of these'cams at predetermined points between the beginning and theend of the cycle. The foregoing specification of my installation-for the mechanicalproduction of hollow glass ware signed me this twentyfifth day of August 1913.}

Witnesses 'LUCIEN MnMMmcEn,

RENE THiRIo'r.

- ARTHUR wi'nznv. 

